Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Monday, 31 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 April 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 14 April 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department, agencies and non- departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002. [106769] Dr. Moonie: The Ministry of Defence does not record paid time off for trade union duties by days but by percentage of their overall work time. The following table shows the number of employees who are allowed paid time off for trade union activities, the percentage of their time allowed and the cost during 2001-02. Number of TU representatives _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage 2001-02 0-10 11-49 50-99 100 Total Cost (£) Industrials 335 117 22 21 515 1,118,327 Non-Industrials 633 125 23 33 814 2,355,010 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. We do not collect the information for trade union representatives in the Service Museums which are non- departmental public bodies.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 106769; 403 c573W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Conditions of employment Costs Executive agencies Civil servants Government departments Leave Non-departmental public bodies Ministry of Defence Trade unions
Contains statistics: Yes
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